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Ted Mann Schaller @tedmannschaller.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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Do you love classical music?! Me too! 🎻 Do you love card games?! Me too! ♣️ Do you love cute animals?! Me too! 🐷 Wow! Look at everything we have in common! 💖 Counterpoint is live on Kickstarter right now. Go back it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

The game box for Counterpoint, surrounded by sheet music, a violin, and a copy of Johann Joseph Fux's The Study of Counterpoint

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Always Awake Games (Connor) 🔜 PaxU @connor.alwaysawake.games · 11/04/2026

Now that the ks is officially fulfilled, Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are now available! www.alwaysawake.games I’ve also got a few review copies set aside, so if you do reviews and are interested, send me a DM!

The store entry for That’s the Spirit bird game. “A game of deduction, second guessing, and unfortunate ghosts”

The store entry for Club Spooky. “A game of picky creatures and bidding for attention”

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Always Awake Games (Connor) 🔜 PaxU @connor.alwaysawake.games · 10/04/2026

Reminder that applications for the indie tabletop market at PaxWest close on the 19th!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 30/03/2026

“Safety is our highest priority; in the event of an Aquafina water landing, locate laminated copies of our Visa application conveniently placed at the exits. Leave all of your belongings, but please imagine where 80,000 bonus miles could take you. To fasten your seat belt, brought to you by Toyota…”

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 23/03/2026

I’ve enjoyed some of the Rookie/Battle decks from Card Kingdom for this!(never taught Commander though)

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Card Kingdom

Rob Newton | Coin Flip Games @coinflip.games · 16/03/2026

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Launching a KS tomorrow. I'm not panicking, you're panicking! (because you haven't hit the follow button yet, right??) www.kickstarter.com/projects/urb...

Chicken Fried Dice cover art for Kickstarter. Includes a "Project We Love" sticker

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Taylor Shuss @drawnonward.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Almost exactly 3 years ago I started working on a game about public transit & reducing car dependency. And on Wednesday the Kickstarter campaign for the game goes live! Link to our page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/fow...

Coming soon: Walkable City - the Urban Planning Boardgame

Asymmetric Cooperative boardgame about building a city without cars.

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Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 10/03/2026

You may have heard by now that we did have a break-in at the tea house this morning. There are three major inconveniences we're dealing with because of this:

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Joseph Z Chen 🔜 PAX Unplugged @fanfactories.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

It's live!! The game I designed, Honeypot, just launched on Kickstarter! Two years of loving work. Would be grateful if you checked it out & considered backing! It's an "I stack, you choose" game where you play as secret agent bears setting and avoding traps! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

A pair of fast and fun games for everyone, from the team that brought you the smash hits Point Salad, Calico, and Cascadia!

Forage + Honeypot

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W. Eric Martin @wericmartin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Board Game Beat is officially launched & loaded with content...with more to come as I report on Spielwarenmesse! If you're into independent board game journalism—articles, videos, interviews, news, reviews & more—please check it out and share. www.wericmartin.com #boardgame #spielwarenmesse

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Board Game Beat LLC | W. Eric Martin

Tabletop and board game journalism with deep-dive news, reviews, interviews, videos, and essays, plus rulebook writing and editing services.

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Joseph Z Chen 🔜 PAX Unplugged @fanfactories.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

After a long hiatus the game I designed, Honeypot, is finally coming to Kickstarter next month! Play as secret agent bears setting traps & avoiding traps in this "I stack, you choose" card game. Would mean a lot to me if you checked it out! Reposts welcomed. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Coming soon: Forage + Honeypot

A pair of fast and fun games for everyone, from the team that brought you the smash hits Point Salad, Calico, and Cascadia!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 08/01/2026

Sounds like a good omen! Hope to see you there, and maybe we can catch a game.

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 07/01/2026

I’ll be there as an attendee this year for more gaming potential—hope we can catch a game sometime!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 06/01/2026

We’re honored—thank you so much!!

Emma Larkins @emmalarkins.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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💼 I’m looking for work as a board game designer. 🌎 I’m open to in-person, hybrid or remote work. ⭐ I’ve previously worked at the Uzzle and made Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, and other board games.

Four photos - several of early Abandon All Artichokes board game prototype, vegetables with cartoon eyes. One of person with pink hair holding the published copy of Abandon All Artichokes in front of shelves of board games.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 18/12/2025

Chicken. 🐔 Fried. 👏 Dice. 🎲 Q1 2026 🎉

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Megan Wyreweden @thecreepingmoon.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Okay, I’ve put them up in the shop! I must stress that these are veeeeeery unlikely to get to y’all in time for Christmas. I’m actually still assembling these sets so consider this a sort of preorder. thecreepingmoon.store/products/fan...

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 09/12/2025

New free game download! Roadrunner is a climbing/card-shedding game for 3-5 players from our Texas book of new card games that is live on Kickstarter right now. Use speed tokens to boost card values, and aim to empty your hand of cards each round! gameswell.itch.io/roadrunner

A book with roadrunners and game rules, a run of cards J-Q-Q-A with a wooden token on the second queen, a larger wooden token engraved with “TEXAS”, and some smaller tokens atop two Jokers.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 05/12/2025

@cardboardtime.bsky.social @boardgameghee.bsky.social looks like we’ll hopefully get some games in there! I’ll be there Saturday and Sunday and would love to meet up.

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 05/12/2025

Booked my travel to OrcaCon! Excited to be going as an attendee this year for more games and such.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 05/12/2025

I enjoyed it as a lunch game with colleagues! It hit right at that weight with gamer friends but might be a bit much for non-gamers unless they want to learn or are okay ignoring what other people are doing on their turns. It does have a good theme to pull people in though.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 30/11/2025

Took a true sick day today. Video games played: - Slay the Spire - Hades - Super Mario Strikers - Silksong

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 27/11/2025

I’m right there with you—hope you recover well and have the best leftovers

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Reggie ➡️ Origins! @rollingreggie.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

New video just in time for Thanksgiving! youtu.be/rwC62BjX0os?...

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8 Great Games for 8+ Players

YouTube video by RollingReggie

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 25/11/2025

My notebook entry from the flight home looks shockingly similar to this. Hope it was successful, and it was great to meet you this weekend!

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 25/11/2025

I might be going as an attendee this year!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 24/11/2025

Sorry we missed you!! Hope you had a great con!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 24/11/2025

We funded this weekend at PAX Unplugged! It was awesome to see a bunch of folks there! I had a great time demoing our games new and old, sneaking in games with folks after the expo hall closed, and chatting with designers at the Indie Games Night Market.

Thomas and Kelly holding a sign that says “Just launched on Kickstarter” in front of our Texas: Card Games Inspired by the Lone Star State book banner. The word “launched” is crossed out and replaced with “funded!”

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 19/11/2025

Yeah, Kelly and I are running booth 4309!

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 19/11/2025

I'll be there, hope to catch up and play a game!

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 19/11/2025

We'll be at @officialpax.bsky.social in Philadelphia this weekend at Booth 4309—we are launching our Texas Kickstarter and showing off our PNW games! Come say hi if you'll be at the show! #paxunplugged

Map of PAX Unplugged with an arrow pointing to booth 4309 labeled "This way to Gameswell". PNW- and Texas-themed card game books are overlaid.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 10/11/2025

If you will be at PAX Unplugged, come say hi and play our new card games! You can add us to your list of things to see here: boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 06/11/2025

Boomhauer: Dang ol’ New York dang ol’ Times dang ol’ infographics man

Map of Texas with Dallas and Houston incorrectly labeled from a New York Times infographic showing possible affected airports from the government shutdown.

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Ted Mann Schaller @tedmannschaller.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📣 It’s announcement time! 📣 The pre-launch page for Counterpoint is up on Kickstarter! All the cool kids are saving it! You should too! 🎻🎶 www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

Coming soon: Counterpoint: a Co-op Trick-Taking Classical Music Card Game

Counterpoint is a cooperative trick-taking game for 3-5 players where the challenges are based on different pieces of classical music.

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 06/11/2025

SO GOOD! May the light reach you 🕯️

Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 05/11/2025

There’s still time to do the thing!

Picture of Thomas pointing to an “I Voted” sticker.

Always Awake Games (Connor) 🔜 PaxU @connor.alwaysawake.games · 03/11/2025

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Just 24 hours to go and we only need 6 more backers to cross the finish line!

Progress tracker for the ks. $4280/4500 funded

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Always Awake Games (Connor) 🔜 PaxU @connor.alwaysawake.games · 28/10/2025

Just one week left to back Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit! If you back now, you can get both games for $35 (they’ll be $25 each after the campaign). And of course, these games will only exist with your support. Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!

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Thomas Cardwell @gameswell.shop · 23/10/2025

I recognize those playing cards 👀 I’m glad it was a good showing and definitely miss getting to go to those!